Crochet Mushroom Bookmark Pattern
For those who love to read and are fascinated by fungi, look no further than my crochet mushroom bookmark pattern to bring both your favorite things together. Whimsical and practicality never looked better.
Materials
Abbreviations (US terms)
- Magic ring - mr
- Single crochet - sc
- Half double crochet - hdc
- Double crochet - dc
- Triple crochet - tr
- Increase - inc
- Decrease - dec
- Slip stitch - sl st
Notes
- I use embroidery thread for this project, you can use lace weight yarn too. I highly suggest not using worsted if you were wanting to make a bookmark since it will make it hard for the book to close. If you do make a worsted weight mushroom, make it a crochet mushroom keychain instead.
- While the little end of the crochet bookmark are leaves, you can crochet anything for the other end - another mushroom, or even a small little tag like I do for my crochet tea bag bookmarks.
- The finished size of the mushroom is roughly half an inch tall, not including the length of the bookmark.
Instructions
Mini Crochet Mushroom Pattern:
- The crochet bookmark pattern is made in the round for the most part.
- Round 1: With the red thread, make a mr and scx6 inside of it. Pull the mr tight and slip stitch to the first stitch in the mr to complete the circle (6).
- Round 2: Inc in every stitch (12).
- Round 3: Inc, and then sc. Repeat for the rest of the round (18).
- Round 4: Inc, and then sc x2. Repeat for the rest of the round (24).
- Round 5: Sc in every stitch (24). Fasten off the red thread and switch to white.
- Round 6: With the white thread, dec and then sc. Repeat for the rest of the round (16).
- Round 7: Dec in every stitch (8). Add polyfill, but do not over stuff the cap.
- Round 8-10: Sc in every stitch (8). After the last round fasten off the thread but leave a very long tail for embroidery work. Add more polyfill to the base.
Finishing the Mushroom:
- Using the thread and needle, thread through the center of the mushroom cap and pull tight. Then, secure the thread back to the top by threading it through nearby stitches in round 1.
- Next, pull the thread down through the bottom of the mushroom stem and secure it there. Reinsert the needle into the stem and pull it through the second round of white thread near the middle of the mushroom (the first round of 8 stitches). Weave your thread in and out of the stitches in that round, pulling tight to define the mushroom stem further. Again, secure the thread.
- Now you can use your thread and needle to embroider the white spots on top of the mushroom. Once you're finished, secure your thread and fasten off any leftover ends.
Crochet Bookmark:
- Now that the mushroom has been completed, attach the green yarn to the bottom of the mushroom, then ch x75 or until you get the length of the bookmark you want.
- Once you like the length of the crochet bookmark, make the leaves.
Crochet Leaves:
- Step 1: Ch x9
- Step 2: Starting in the second chain from the hook make the following sequence of stitches, 1 stitch per chain:
- Sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc.
- Once you get to the end of the chain, ch x1 and turn to the other side of the chain.
- Step 3: Do not work in the turning chain. Instead skip it and make the following sequence of stitches.
- Sc, hdc, dc, tr, tr, dc, hdc, sc.
- Fasten off the thread and weave in the ends.
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